Trait

Famous quotes containing the word trait:

“Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

“But if it is destined never again to grow,
It can blame this limitless trait in the hearts of men.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)

“Powerful men in particular suffer from the delusion that human beings have no memories. I would go so far as to say that the distinguishing trait of powerful men is the psychotic certainty that people forget acts of infamy as easily as their parents’ birthdays.”
—Stephen Vizinczey (b. 1933)